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CO. COFFERS FULL
Mis-Designation of Fund in
Bill Caused Its Loss of
Appropriation.
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Special to The Tribune
Helena, Dec. 15.—With large sums
of money in its coffers and with its
finances in the best of condition, the
industrial accident board was Thurs
day confronted with the alternative
of closing its doors or obtaining re
lief through the board of examiners.
Due to a'clerical error in the ap
.ropriation bill passed by the rccei't
egislature, a large portion of the
money required for the administration
of the industrial accident board was
directed to be taken from the indus
trial accident fund instead of from
the industrial accident administrative
fund. The money in the former fund
can be used only for the payment of
compensation for Accidents and accord
ingly cannot be used for administrative
purposes.
Remedial Bill Disappears
This error was detected in time for
the passage of a remedial bill at the
extraordinary session, but it appears
that this remedial bill, in turn,_ carried
the same error as did the original bill,
and it never became a law.
As stated by Chairman Jerome G.
Locke, at a meeting of the state board
of examiners called for the purpose
of considering this matter, the Dill ap
propriating money for the industrial
accident board provided that for ad
ministrative purposes, salaries and ex
penses. $23,000 should be taken from
♦ he general fund and $30,000 from the
industrial accident fund for the fiscal
year of July 1, 1921 to June 30, 1922,
and that $23,146 be taken from the
general fund and $30,000 from the
industrial accident administrative fund
for the fiscal year, July 1, 1922, to
June 30. 1923.
All of the $23,000 appropriated from
the general fund has been exhausted
and the board cannot draw against the
$30,000 appropriation for the present
fiscal year, becâuse of the error of the
legislature.
$28,000 Already Waiting Use
The administrative fund is created
from the earnings of t,he boiled in
spection division and there is already
over $28,000 lying in that fund which
cannot 1* dratf-n upon under present
conditiomj but from it has always been
paid a portion of the administrative
expenses in the past. These expenses,
based upon the figures for the past
fiscal year, totaled $61,500.
During the early part of 1920, the
state board of examiners transferred
from this fund $80.000 to the general
fund of the state, from which it has
never been returned and, as it was
stated by some members of the board,
probably never will be returned.
Various methods of passing over the
difficulty without compelling the clos
ing of the i ndust rial accident depart
ment were discussed, but no definite
mode of procedure was adopted.
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Missoula Car Fares
Put on Helena Basis
Helena, Dec. 15.—Missoula will have
a new street car fare schedule, begin
ning January 1. according to action
taken by the Montana public service
commission. The appeal of the Mis
soula street railway company for 10
cents cash and six and a quarter-cent
ticket fare was granted. The present
fare is eight cents cash and 7 cents
ticket. The new fares are the same
»s those recently granted to the Hel
ena street car company.
The present rate of five cents for
soldiers and civilians stationed at Fort
Missoula will be continued under an
agreement between the company and
the federal government. Likewise the
four-cent ticket rate, in lots of 25
tickets, for students will be continued.
There will be no change in the Bon
ner line where fare has been 10 cents
or more between stations, but the pub
lic service commission has recommend
ed that a car in the morning and one
in the evening be designated as a work
men's car to run between Missoula and
Bonner for the accommodation of peo
ple residing either in Missoula or Bon
ner. which cars should carry special
rate. The present rate is 20 cents
one way.
The Missoula street railway had no
net earnings last year.
No Cash to Pay, Says
Hubby; Sent to Jail
Special to The Tribune.
Lewistown, Dec. 15.— Otto Höge, de
fendant in a divorce action begun by
Emliia Hogo in Choutèau county and
transferred to this district, was brought
in from Geraldine under a bench war
rant Wednesday to show cause why he
should not be punished for contempt in
failing to make certain payments of
temporary alimony and fees as pre
viously ordered by Judge R. von Tobel.
Höge stated that the sole reason for
his failure to pay in the cash was that
he did not have it and had been unable
to get it. Judge von Tobel sent him to
the county jnil for five days and im
posed a $50 fine, which, under the cir
cumstances, is expected to mean 30
days in jail.
Havre Chinatown
Has Stabbing Affair
Special to The Tribune.
Havre, Dec. 15.—Som Kong How, a
Chinese, 60 years old, was arrested
Wednesday afternoon for assault in
second degree. He is said to have at
tacked another Chinese here in a Chi
nese store on First street.
The disagreement is thought to have
arisen over room rent. Som Kong
How during the argument is said to
have stuck his knife into the other
Celestial, who is now at the Sacred
Heart hospital. He is reported recov
ering.
Sacred Concerts Will
Be Resumed by Masons
Havre, Dec. 15.—The Masonic fra
ternity here will resume its plan of
former years and hold monthly sacred
concerts. The first concert this year
will be next Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock in the Masonic temple.
There will be music by the Masonic
band and vocal selections, addresses
and a benediction. Invitations have
been extended to Masons, Eastern
Stars and their families.
BUY YOUR CHRISTMAS LAMPS,
$3 .25 I SET CASCADE ELECTRIC
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FARMERS WEEK AT STATE COLLEGE
WILL BE MARKED BY SERIES OF BIG
MONTANA FARM BUSINESS BODIES
Bozeman, Dec. 15.—The week of Jan
uary 9 to 13, is to be a week of great
events in and about State college. So
many conferences and meetings of im
portance are scheduled that State col
lege officials are making special prep
arations to handle a record crowd of
visitors. It seems certain from ad
vance reports that all farmers week
records will be broken this year.
Farmers week is the principal event
of the week, beginning January 9 and
ending January 13. Of no less im
portance will be the third annual boys'
vocational conference for young men
of Montana high schools, which will
come on the same dates. Almost 300
boys attended this conference last year
and the number will be materially in
creased this year.
The annual conference of Montana
extension service workers will be held
from January 3 to 14.
The agricultural course for Montana
bankers, a series of lectures and classes
arranged at the request of Montana
STATE NINES NET PROCEEDS
DROP HEAVILY; OIL T O FORE
Cascade County Will Pay Tax on $439,808.92,
Coal Output Leading; Slump Is Due to Idleness
' of Copper Properties; Silver Bow Hard Hit.
Special to The Tribune.
Helena, Dec. 15.—Net proceeds of j
mines upon which taxes are paid in ■
Montana sustained considerable of a
drop during the past tax year, due to j
the inactivity of the copper-producing ;
mines, the figures of the state board of I
equalization showing that for the pastj
tax year the net proceeds from oil j
wells exceeded those of the metal mines
by nearly $100,000.
The total net proceeds for the past
year from metal mines, coal mines, oil
wells and miscellaneous industries, was
$4,273,358.66, according to figures
compiled by John Edgerton, assistant
to the state board of equalization.
Of this total, $1,012,484.14 came
from metal mines, $1,763.264.89 from
coal mines, $1.105,154.88 from oil wells
and $392,454.75 from miscellaneous in
dustries.
Should Raise $213,667.
The net proceeds are assessed at
100 per cent and take the levies of the
state, county and school district in
which the industries arc located. As
it is believed these will average about
50 mills upon the dollar, the net pro
ceeds should produce in taxes approx
imately $213.667. . .j
Due to its heavy production of crude
oil, Fergus county leads all the coun
ties of the state in net proceeds, its
total being $1,056,200.95, of which
$43,385.32 comes from oil, $10,41b.öl
from metal mines, $100,000. t2 from
cement mills and $1,300.10 from coal
mines.
Where in past years when the cop
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$10,000 Allocated Under Bill
Passed by Congress; Mon
tana Must Match Aid.
Helena, Dec. 15.—Formation of a .
statewide maternity and infancy we :
fare program, made pos-ible by the al
location to Montana of $10,0<)0 under
the Sheppard-Towner bill's pas=a?;e by
congress, is occupying the attention of
the state board of health, according
to Dr. W. F. Cogswell, secretary ot
th In b °addi'tion to the $10.000 for the
vear ending June 30, 1922, the Shep
pard-Towner bill provides for an an
nual payment to Montana of $o,00U
each year for five years after 19—
and the payment of this state's pro
portionate share of $710,000 annually
It is estimated this share will be about
$3.550. It must be matched, dollar
for dollar, by state funds and Montana
occupies the fortunate position of be
ing able to avail itself immediately of
this aid through an appropriation
made vby the last state legislature m
anticipation of the action which con
gress has taken.
Child Welfare Division Task
Administration of the Sheppard
Towner program in Montana will be
under the direction of the child wel
fare division of the state board of
health. In expectation that the bill
would be passed, the board of health
at its October meeting transferred Dr.
John J. Sippy from the position of
state epidemiologist to that of direc
tor of the division of child welfare
and he will be the executive in charge
of that work. Miss Mary Margaret
Muckley will continue as director of
•the public health nursing bureau of
the child welfare division.
Committee of Medical Aids
Co-operating with the state board in
drafting a program will be a commit
tee from the Montana Medical associa
tion. This committee, composed of
Dr. S. K. Campbell of Harlowton, Dr.
■ C, C. Wallin, of Lewistown, and Dr.
\A. Dolan, of Great Falls, together jsvith
a committee from the State Federation
of Women's clubs, Mrs. Leiia K.
Hutchins of Missoula, Mrs. R. C. Dil
lavou, of Billings, and Mrs. D. C. Ken
yon, of Chiuook, will confer on the
matter with the director of welfare.
The plan as finally outlined for the
state must be submitted to the na
tional board of maternity and infant
hygiene, composed of the chief of the
children's bureau of the department of
labor at Washington, D. C., the sur
Î;eon general of the United States pub
ic health service and the United
State commisioner of education.
FORMER^ RESIDENT 0N~VISIT.
Special to The Tribune.
Chinook. Dec. 15.— F. M. Presky, of
Hillyard, Wash., formerly a resident
of Chinook, has been in town the past
week, attending to business matters.
SCHNEES MOVE TO CHINOOK.
Special to The Tribune.
Chinook, Dec. 15.—Mr. and Mrs. J.
B. Schnee, of Great Falls, have taken
up their residence in Chinook. Mr.
Schnee and his brother purchased th^
Chinook creamery recently.
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bankers, will extend from January 9
to 20. . . ,,
The annual convention of the Mon
tana Farm bureau will be held Janu
ary 9 to 11. . , , ...
The annual meeting and show of the
Montana Babbit Breeders and Fanciers
association will be held January 12 to
14.
The annual sale of the Montana
Shorthorn Breeders association, and
the annual meeting of this organization,
ere scheduled for January 11.
There will be a convention of Mon
tana farm women at the college on
January 9 to 11. „ . ,
Editors of Montana farm journals
and rural papërs are invited to attend
the entire week's program and an in
formal meeting and discussion which is
arransred for them on January 11.
There will be held the fifth annual
seed show of the Montana Seed Grow
ers association, January 10 terlü.
A utility pure seed show w T ill be held
January 10 to 12.
per industry was in a healthy condition,
the county of Silver Bow showed heavy
net proceeds, the returns in thai county
for the last tax year aggregated but
$701,418.57, all coining from metal
mines.
Cascade county's total was $439,
808.92, of which $41.0S7.i>4 came from
metal mines, $3,824.6S from miscelan
eous industries, and $394,290.30 from
coal mines. ,
Of the metal mine proceeds in Cas
cade county, the bulk was produced by
the Neihart Consolidated Silver Min
ing company, $30,608.44.
Not Proceeds on Coal.
Coal mining companies which showed
the heaviest net proceeds in Cascade
county are listed as follows:
Anaconda Copper Mining company.
$107,804.71 ; Cottonwood Coal com
pany, $149,220.87; Carbon Coal &
Coke company, $29,411.59; Brown Coal
company. $28,018.34; Nelson Coal com
pany, $25,720.07; Latham Coal com
pany, $25,357.30.
Net proceeds in other northern and
central Montana counties are shown
to have been as follows:
Blaine county, coal only, $6.447.96.
Chouteau county, coal only, $5,
464.31.
Hill county, coal only, $2,514.35.
Judith Basin county, coal only, $40,
199.50.
Musselshell county, coal only, $385,
S6S.16.
Roosevelt county, coal only. $1.440.
Sheridan county, coal only. $3.302.99.
Valley county, coal only, $575.90.
R. R. Agent's Tale Wins
Notes Case for Woman
Special to The Tribune.
Lewistown, Dec. 15.—The trial of
the interesting case of Mrs. Sadie Mil
ler against Alexander Floret, of Roy,
which was begun in Judge Ayers' court
Monday, ended Wednesday afternoon,
when the jury returned a verdict for
Mrs. Miller for the whole amount claim
ed, a considerable sum, upon three
promissory notes.
Floret introduced cancelled checks,
claiming they were given in payment of
t he notes, while Mrs. Miller declared
they were in payment for shipments of
liquor made by her from New Orleans
to the defendant, at his order, this be
ing before national prohibition.
The railway agent at Roy was called,
and corroborated the plaintiff's claim
and that settled the case.
It is considered a social scandal for
a man of the island Itappa to work.
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Checks for $80,861 Paid Over
in Sweet Grass Court; Will
Test Deeper Sands.
Special to The Tribune.
Harlowton, Dec. 15.—A signed or
der of the court of Sweet Grass coun
ty by Judge Stark of Livingston per
mitted the closing of the big cash deal
on the Widdicombe ranch and Scott
Stover land Tuesday, and the deal was
consummated by turning over to H. Jr.
Franklin, administrator of the Widdi
combe estate, and to Scott Stover,
cashier's checks on the National Bark
bank of Livingston to the amount of
$80,861.36. The land all lies about 10
miles southeast of Harlowton.
Associate of Lewis Buyer
The deal had been pending for sev
eral months and was handled by G. C .
Ede of Harlowton, associated with
the Arstad company. It involves the
transfer of the Widdicombe ranch of
6,151.78 acres and 640 acres of the
Scott A. Stover ranch, adjoining. The
consideration was $12 for the Widdi
combe land and $11 for the Stover
land, per acre, and was probably the
largest cash deal in land ever handled
in this county. W. A. Sage of Cali
fornia, who has been associated with
the E. G. Lewis company and has ac
quired considerable land in the east
end of Fergus county, is the purchaser.
It is understood that Mr. Sage repre
sents interests of considerable finan
cial magnitude and it is stated by him
that test work will begin early in the
spring on the purchase.
Three Geologists Give 0. K.
Mr. Sage has visited the land in per
son and has had three geologists g;o
over it carefully. They pronounced it
the best prospect in the state and
upon the completion of these three
reports, all with the same findings,
he immediately entered into negotia
tions to purchase the laud outright.
The acreage lies almost in the mid
dle of the Shawmut anticline and sec
tion 35 lies in a most favorable loca
tion for drilling, In what is called the
Middle dome. Oil rights were includ
ed in the transfer and complete min
eral rights on one section.
The deal is of particular interest to
Harlowton, as the purchase of this
bodv of land outright is interpreted to
mean that the buyers have entered
this fieid for a thorough exploration
of the deeper oil sands and that there
is sufficient capital to assure that
the tests will be complete.
IMPROVED CAR SERVICE
STARTED AT MISSOULA
Special to The Tribune.
Missoula, Dec. 15.—Improved street
car service, with cross-town service
from west and east side terminals,
went into effect Thursday by the Mis
soula Street railway, one of the W. A.
Clark properties here.
TA XES~NICKEL SHORT
ON EVERY $200
Special to The Tribune
Missoula, Dec. 15.—The report of
City Treasurer Gephart shows that
but 2^2 per -cent of city taxes are de
linquent. The amount is $4,258.33.
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High-Power Wind
Moves House 30
Feet at Big Dam
Special to The Tribune
Gilrnan, Deo. l5^What many
consider the worst wind storm that
ever was experienced here blew
last Monday. The wind had been
howling a week and seemed to in«
crease in volume every day until,
on Monday It reached the height
of Its fury. Sheds, fences, tele
phone wires and trees went down
before it, and at times It seemed
as though nothing oould withstand
its violence. The very houses rock
ed on their foundations and at times
It looked as though they would be
swept away.
Up at the diversion dam, the old
Y. M. C. A. building was moved
30 feet up against a tree, and if
the tree had not stopped its prog
ress, there Is no telling where it
would have stopped.
C. J. BELLOWS. EXECUTIVE
OF MISSOULA STORE, DIES
Special^to The Tribune.
Missoula, Dec. 15.—Charles J. Bel
lows, an executive of the D. J. Dono
hue company and well known in Mon
tana business circles for many years,
died at his home here after a long ill
ness. He left the company, on account
of his health, last May. He left the
Hennessey store in Butte fifteen years
ago to come to the Donohue establish
ment. Mr. Bellows was 60 years of
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Within 30 Days Council Will
Specify Place and Date
for Referendum.
Special to The Tribune.
Havre, Dec. 15.—A petition for a
commission-manager form of municipal
governlnent for Havre has been filed at
the office of the city clerk.
There were approximately 500 signa
tures on the petition, complying with the
state law, which provides that at least
one-fourth of the voters registered at
the preceding election must sign a peti
tion in order to submit a change of city
government to the voters. There were
1.695 voters registered at the last elec
tion in April, making 424 the minimum
of signatures necessary for an election
Within 30 days after the filing of the
petition, the city council will have to
specify a place and date of election
for the proposed re-organization of the
city government. The election must
be submitted to the voters within 90
days following the filing, which wilJ
make March 12 the final possible date.
Twenty-eight thousand employes are
required by the New York telephone
company.
Damages Verdict Is
Less Than Refused
Special to The Tribune.
Harlowton, Dec. 15.—E. L. Shu
maker, a prominent rancher of Wheat
land county, was given damages for a
right of way by a jury in the sum of
$1,360.67, at this session of court
The case has been pending since
August, 1917, when the county com
missioners offered Shumaker $1,387.50
by way of settlement
A board of appraisers were appoint
ed and set the worth of the land at
$1,360, to which the commissioners
then offered to add $400 to obtain set
tlement This was refused and a jury
brought in a sum less than had been
offered at any time.
Only Cash Basis Town
Is Claim of Red Lodge
Special to The Tribune.
Red Lodge, Dec. 15.—Red Lodge
stands today as the only city in Mon
tana which is paying its warrants in
cash without the necessity of making
bond issues to take up registered war
rants and other indebtedness, is the
statement of C. D. Grafft, city clerk,
who has recently made an investiga
tion of the financial affairs of this and
other Montana cities and towns.
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Vaccination Law
Is to Be Enforced
Special to The Tribune.
Red Lodge. Dec. 15.— The health
board of Red Lodge will be backed by
the school board of district No. 1 in
its determination to stamp out the few
remaining cases of smallpox in the
city and protect school children front
the dread disease it was decided.
There is a Montana law providing that
children who are not vaccinated may
be refused admission to the schools for
a period of 25 (lays and, if at the end
of that time, smallpox cases still exist
in the city the period may be extend
ed for another 25 days, is the state
ment of Dr. E. M. Adams, health of
ficer.
HUBBY HELD IN MISSOULA
Special to The Tribune
Missoula. Dec. 15.—William Fitz
patriok is wanted in Anaconda for dé
sertiez his wife. Missoula officials sar.
! He i» being held.